Bosnian policeman injured in shooting spree

An unidentified gunman stands in the center of the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at a street in front of the U.S. embassy. An unidentified man shot several rounds at pedestrians in downtown Sarajevo on Friday and injured at least one officer before police special forces took

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An unidentified gunman stands in the center of the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at a street in front of the U.S. embassy. An unidentified man shot several rounds at pedestrians in downtown Sarajevo on Friday and injured at least one officer before police special forces took him down. For at least 30 minutes the man stood at a street in front of the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo and shot around from an automatic rifle. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)

An unidentified gunman stands in the center of the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at a street in front of the U.S. embassy. An unidentified man shot several rounds at pedestrians in downtown Sarajevo on Friday and injured at least one officer before police special forces took him down. For at least 30 minutes the man stood at a street in front of the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo and shot around from an automatic rifle. (AP Photo/Amel Emric) (/ AP)

The Associated Press

An unidentified man has opened fired with an automatic rifle in front of the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo, injuring at least one police officer before he was shot and arrested.

Police blocked the area Friday and after a 30 minute standoff apprehended the shooter as pedestrians watched from behind buildings and vehicles.

The man was taken to an ambulance. It is not clear whether he survived or what his motives were.

Muhamed Budimlic - the Interior Minister of the Sarajevo Canton - told The Associated Press that at least one policeman was injured.